 First edition | |
| Author | Margaret Atwood |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Noma Bar |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short story collection |
| Publisher | McClelland and Stewart |
Publication date | 2023 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 257 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7710-0631-9 |
| OCLC | 1374501921 |
| 813.54 | |
| LC Class | 2022025775 |
| Preceded by | Burning Questions: Essays & Occasional Pieces 2004-2021 |
| Followed by | Paper Boat: New and Selected Poems: 1961-2023 |
Old Babes in the Woods is the ninth collection of short stories by Margaret Atwood, published March 7, 2023.[1] The fifteen stories appear in three parts: three in "Tig & Nell", eight in "My Evil Mother" and four in "Nell & Tig."
The characters featured in the first and third parts, Tig and Nell, were also the focus of the author's 2006 collection Moral Disorder. The author considers these stories autofiction rather than memoir: "They're fairly close to some things that happened in our life. But of course, fiction involves limitation … You don't put everything in."[2]
- ^ Greenwood, Amy; Hernandez, Danielle; Lavin, Emily; Rees, Georgia. "Old Babes in the Wood". The Publishing Post. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Heath, Nicola. "Margaret Atwood on her new collection Old Babes in the Wood and the ongoing relevance of The Handmaid's Tale". The Book Show. ABC Radio National. Retrieved 25 September 2024.